骑虎难下

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     【Source】 Book of Jin – Wen Qiao Biography， compiled and edited by Fang Xuanlin (579-648) in Tang

    Dynasty (618-907).

    【出处】唐·房玄龄《晋书· 温峤传》：“今之事势，义无旋踵，骑猛兽安可中下哉？”

    【Interpretation】Used to describe a dilemma in which it’s difficult to proceed or draw back.

    【释意】比喻做事遇到挫折，又不能停下，进退两难。

    During the Dong Jin Dynasty (316-420)，Su Jun (？-328) the General rose in revolt and his troops captured the capital city of Jiankang (now Nanjing). Su Jun took the emperor as a hostage and ran the court on his own authority. Wen Qiao(288-329)， a Dong Jin courtier， organized allied forces to fight against the rebel army， but failed in every battle of the first few ones.

    东晋时，大将苏峻起兵反叛，攻入都城建康，挟持晋成帝，专擅朝政。大臣温峤组织了一支联军去讨伐叛军，战争初期却屡战屡败。

    His frequent failures and the shortage of army provisions made the chief leader of allied forces Tao Kan (259-334) very frustrated. He thought it was better to withdraw and wait for another opportunity to fight again.

    由于战事失利，军粮又渐渐不足，联军主帅陶侃情绪上有些消极，认为只能撤军，待时机成熟再战。

    In order to make the soldier calm， Wen Qiao advised Tao Kan， “The current situation is just like riding on a tiger and finding it hard to get off. The only way is to kill the tiger. We just cannot stop halfway.”

    为了稳住军心，温峤便劝陶侃道：“在现在的形势下，就像骑在老虎身上下不来一样，只有把老虎打死才是唯一的出路，绝不可以中途停下。”

    Hearing Wen Qiao’s words， Tao Kan pulled himself together and encouraged the soldiers to fight as one. Finally， they overcame all the difficulties and defeated the rebel army. The capital city of Jiankang was recaptured.

    陶侃听了温峤的劝告后，又振作起来，鼓励众将士齐心协力，克服重重困难，最后击败了叛军，平定叛乱，一举收复建康。

    

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